Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Ajax teacher Robert Chung facing several sex assault charges

DURHAM -- A teacher is facing several charges after a former student made allegations of a sexual relationship to Durham police.

Durham police report a woman contacted them earlier this month and said she had been sexually assaulted by her former elementary school teacher. She alleged the sexual offences began in 2008 when she was 14. The suspect and complainant met while she attended an elementary school in Brooklin and the offences started after she had gone on to high school.

Investigators want to ensure there are no other complainants.

The suspected was arrested in Ajax on March 29.

Robert Chung, 34, of Fulton Crescent in Whitby, has been charged with four counts of sexual assault, four counts of sexual interference, sexual exploitation and invitation to sexual touching. (more...)